Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-02
DAISY'S PASSION

a West Virginia meiaen's Remarkable In
fatuation
A Wheeling, W. Va, correspondent
writes ss follows: The town of Martins
Ferry, on the ogpOsi side Of the river
from this city, IS much excited over q
most pitabIe case of unrequited love,
tie details of which have lust come
TO Iight This upCOntrOllaylc Das-
siOl exists in the bosom of Hiss
Daisy Lemasters, a petite aed pretty
young lady once known throughout
is George Scott young mailer in good cir.
cumstauceS. Miss Lemaster's passion
has led her 70 abandon home, friends and
all else, and to-day she is an Ourcast IL
the most Wretched circumstances, exist
ing no one knows how; the butt of the
town, and this daily subject OF ridicule,
iokes and jeers.
year age Daisy Lamssters had 3 com
fcrtable home, large circle of friends,
and moved in the best society in the
town. Last summer, while calling st the
residence Of Mrs. John Walters, Daisy
first met George Scott, who was a
boarder n the house. The girl, who had
previously shown g marked aversion for
the society of the gentlemen, st once be-
came wildly infatuated with the young
man, and, the letter to be near him,
left her home end secured
situation in the boarding house gs g do
nestle. The girl then began 20 lay
siege TO ScOtt's heart, and life soon be
came burden to that gentleman. Scott
is of rather Jovlal disposition, and for a
time he looked upon Daisy's passion 2s q
very good joke, but the girl soon became
such an iutOlerable nuisance TO him
that he was forced TO leave Mrs
Walters and take up ms abode in
another part OF the city. For
few days be hal respite, and l1eH
Daisy located him and his troubles were
renewed. The girl would remain before
his house sometimes for twenty-fOuI
hours st stretch in the hope of catching
8 sight of him, and il q week Scot. mad
to make another move
For month Daisy could not find him,
aud tHe girls condition became sucl SIS 10
excite UNIVERSAL pity. With her OnCe line
clothing in tat.ers, hungry, soiled
and urkempf, she would pace the
streets of the town day and night,
vsinlY searching for the obiec. Of heI
affections, and questioning everyone she
met as 10 mis- whereabouts. Finally
one evening the girl met Scott upon the
street, and g. once threw herself into
his arms, overwhelming him with
words Of teLder endearmebt. The
young man eluied her With d.lculty.
and once more changing bis p,ace Of
residence, ne aided by MS friends.
kept out Of her sight duTIrg TIE entire
winter, while Daisy, net bit di>c1ur-
aged, paced the streets IN snow aud cJid
and rain, never for d moment reliuQu.sh-
ing her quest. Friends and relatives had
long ceased their efforts to reason with
her, aud her case was locked up0a IS
hopeless.
In the early spring Daisy once more
s1ccetd ed in locating Scott 81 Mrs
Boyd's, and her conduct in standing
about the front Of me dwelling, some
times for days at time, soon induced
that lady to appeal TO Mayor Keller for
relief. That official, by threatening
imprisonment, succeeded in inducing
the girl TO cease patrO!liDg the front Of
Mrs. B0yd's house, hut Daisy, not 20 De
baked, mapped out a beat embracing
several squares ana at least half mile
long, ana this she DsS gone over 81 high
as twenty times day, stopping for few
moments on each trip at q half dozen
points commanding view of Mrs. Boyd's
mouse. For tue past month the poor girl,
worn al out to g shadow, and tsnned as
black as mulatto py exposure to tue not
sun, has tramped back and forth over this
route. SOmeJiTes she carries bunch
OF flowers, which, she tells the passeroy,
arc for Scott, and often tears axe seen
chasing each other down her face as she
hurlies elong with a quick, nervous step.
The case is q most peculiar one, and
many attempts have been made ID .9reak
the spell hanging owe the girl but with
cut avail, and the popular expectation is
that some morning she Will be found
dead on the street.